Poaching an egg in the microwave

[SeattleUte]

Any way to do this and avoid a mishap?

[Katy Lied]

Any way to do this and avoid a mishap?

Just dont do it.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

We have a little thing that you put the egg into that I got at the grocery store. It cost about $2. It works pretty well, much easier than traditional poaching. Spray a little non-stick inside first and microwave for about 45-60 seconds.

[cowboy]

Any way to do this and avoid a mishap?

Spray pam on a saucer, put the egg on it and poke a hole in the yoke with a fork. 1 minute per egg. If you like soft yolk, the microwave ain't the answer.

[Surfah]

Poached eggs are nasty.

[Mormon Red Death]

Poached eggs are the only way I get eggs done at the diner anymore.

[SeattleUte]

Last night I had the worst urge to pig out on some leftover pizza in the fridge. I was tasked with closing up the chicken coop at sundown and there were two eggs. I washed them and decided maybe if I ate one it would erase the hunger for the pizza (I love eggs). So I poached it in the microwave in a saucer. It popped and made a mess, but it was delicious! And yes, the yolk was liquid. I added salt and coated it with pepper and it hit the spot. I went ahead and poached the second one, this time on the stove. It was good too, but for some reason the first one that exploded was better. Maybe because it was the first, but it seemed to have more structure. I didn't touch the pizza.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

I was tasked with closing up the chicken coop at sundown and there were two eggs.

Do you live on a farm?

[SeattleUte]

Do you live on a farm?

I live in Seattle, 18 minutes from my office downtown. Chickens are a common urban pet nowadays. Two places on our street have them.

[TripletDaddy]

Last night I had the worst urge to pig out on some leftover pizza in the fridge. I was tasked with closing up the chicken coop at sundown and there were two eggs. I washed them and decided maybe if I ate one it would erase the hunger for the pizza (I love eggs). So I poached it in the microwave in a saucer. It popped and made a mess, but it was delicious! And yes, the yolk was liquid. I added salt and coated it with pepper and it hit the spot. I went ahead and poached the second one, this time on the stove. It was good too, but for some reason the first one that exploded was better. Maybe because it was the first, but it seemed to have more structure. I didn't touch the pizza.

You wash eggs? What for?

[Surfah]

I live in Seattle, 18 minutes from my office downtown. Chickens are a common urban pet nowadays. Two places on our street have them.

Yuppie pets.

[SeattleUte]

You wash eggs? What for?

I wash them when I've just fetched them out of a nest in a coop. Don't you?

[SeattleUte]

Yuppie pets.

Our neighbor's chickens flew into our yard the other day. Ours can't fly because they're a very big breed. But in the ensuing rumble (a chick fight) ours used their weight and size to their advantage and mauled the intruders. They were gone as quick as they came. My wife, who raised chickens in Bellingham, said sometimes a rogue rooser shows up and you have to call animal control. That hasn't happened yet.

[TripletDaddy]

I wash them when I've just fetched them out of a nest in a coop. Don't you?

Not the ones at my late wife's grandmother's house in Riverton. Just go get them and crack them open. I actually had a pet chicken in college for about 2 weeks. I named him Reuben. He was rad.

[wuapinmon]

Not the ones at my late wife's grandmother's house in Riverton. Just go get them and crack them open. I actually had a pet chicken in college for about 2 weeks. I named him Reuben. He was rad.

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